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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02001001

Heaton & Deane

Heaton & Deane is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,860 residents in Bolton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bolton
8,860

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,207

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,509.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.3%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Chadderton North, Oldham6,923 residents · 66.7% owned · 22.7% no carUpper Batley & Soothill, Kirklees6,912 residents · 65.8% owned · 19.9% no carRoe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower, Blackburn with Darwen10,822 residents · 72.7% owned · 19.0% no carBobbers Mill, Nottingham10,276 residents · 62.5% owned · 28.5% no carHatch End South, Harrow8,548 residents · 56.1% owned · 21.7% no carLinthorpe West, Middlesbrough9,756 residents · 67.5% owned · 21.0% no car

Most similar within Bolton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Astley Bridge & Waters Meeting, Bolton9,045 residents · 55.0% owned · 29.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Heaton & Deane

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned64.3%
2,061 households
Private rented26%
835 households
Social rented9.1%
291 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Heaton & Deane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.4%
1,361 households
Semi-detached28.1%
900 households
Detached16.5%
530 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11%
352 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
30 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Heaton & Deane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,392 households
2 cars or vans in household25.7%
824 households
No cars or vans in household22.7%
729 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.2%
263 households
Heaton & Deane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.4%
1,201 households
3 bedrooms34.2%
1,098 households
4 or more bedrooms24.4%
782 households
1 bedroom4%
130 households
Heaton & Deane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65%
2,086 households
One-person household27.6%
887 households
Other household types7.4%
238 households
Heaton & Deane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28%
899 households
1 person in household27.7%
887 households
3 people in household16.3%
524 households
4 people in household14.4%
463 households
5 people in household6.8%
219 households
6 people in household3.7%
119 households
7 people in household1.8%
57 households
8 or more people in household1.2%
39 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Heaton & Deane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.1%
2,050 residents
15–2918.3%
1,624 residents
30–4420.5%
1,819 residents
45–6423.9%
2,118 residents
65 and over14.1%
1,247 residents
Heaton & Deane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White52.4%
4,636 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh35.6%
3,155 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.1%
453 residents
Other ethnic group3.6%
323 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
283 residents
Heaton & Deane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.3%
2,291 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.1%
1,339 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
858 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
659 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
325 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Heaton & Deane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.4%
3,761 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.4%
2,765 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
148 residents aged 16 and over
Heaton & Deane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%
1,166 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.3%
888 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.8%
852 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.5%
831 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
756 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
714 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.6%
639 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.1%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Heaton & Deane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52%
4,603 residents
Good health31.5%
2,793 residents
Fair health11.7%
1,033 residents
Bad health3.5%
310 residents
Very bad health1.3%
118 residents
Heaton & Deane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.7%
7,501 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.3%
1,357 residents
Heaton & Deane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.6%
1,496 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,076 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.7%
473 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.8%
154 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Heaton & Deane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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